HOWTO: Adding a SpellChecker to WHMCS

[DedicatedPros]

I figured many people could use this feature as the spell checker that comes with Firefox won't spell check text within the TinyMCE editor (this is the editor used for writing emails and the knowledgebase). Let's start

 

You can download the TinyMCE Spellchecker plugin

here

 

Extract that archive and you should get a folder called 'spellchecker', upload it to /whmcs_path/templates/admin_path/editor/plugins/.

 

Now we're going to have to edit the config file for TinyMCE in order to get the new plugin recognized, this file is located in /whmcs_path/templates/admin_path/editor/editor.php, download that and run it in a text editor of your choice (if you don't have anything custom installed such as Notepad++ just use Notepad). You're going to see a line that looks like this:

 

plugins : "style,table,advhr,advimage,advlink,iespell,inlinepopups,insertdatetime,media,searchreplace,contextmenu,paste,directionality,fullscreen,visualchars,xhtmlxtras",

 

Copy and paste this over that whole line:

 

plugins : "style,table,advhr,advimage,advlink,iespell,inlinepopups,insertdatetime,media,searchreplace,contextmenu,paste,directionality,fullscreen,visualchars,xhtmlxtras,spellchecker",

 

Now we just have to edit one more line which will actually load the spellchecker button into the menu. You have to decide where you want it, but I just added mine to the 3rd line at the very end. To do this, edit this line:

 

theme_advanced_buttons3 : "tablecontrols,|,hr,removeformat,visualaid,|,sub,sup,|,charmap,emotions,iespell,media,advhr,|,ltr,rtl,|,fullscreen",

 

And copy and paste this over it:

 

theme_advanced_buttons3 : "tablecontrols,|,hr,removeformat,visualaid,|,sub,sup,|,charmap,emotions,iespell,media,advhr,|,ltr,rtl,|,fullscreen|,spellchecker",

 

Now upload the editor.php file in its originating directory and you're all set This plugin by default uses Google's spell checker and supports a few languages but if you feel up to it you can edit the spell checking engine by messing around with the /spellchecker/config.php file.

 

Btw Matt, you think you could add this by default to newer versions of WHMCS, I'm using Firefox v3.5 with their spellchecker but because TinyMCE is java based it won't load the spell checker. Either way please look at it

Edited July 16, 2009 by DedicatedPros

[rodeoXtreme]

Great fix! It works perfectly

 

Thank you!

[hightekhosting]

Excellent.

 

Thanks for the info/howto

[thehost5968]

Thanks

 

You are the best.

[Business Hosting Online]

Very nice post.

[Impact-John]

the link doesnt seem to take me to a download anywhere

it is all sourceforge and i keep getting unable to load mirrors

does anyone have a copy they can post here with

 

thanks in advance

Edited July 22, 2009 by Impact-John

[DedicatedPros]

There you go m8

 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=22NIUE72

[Impact-John]

thank you so much for the download

[DedicatedPros]

No probs

[antoniojeldres]

Thank you.

Edited December 29, 2009 by antoniojeldres

[My365Host]

thanks ! i am using this, going to try it out right now!

[rldev]

Will this get overwritten with a upgrade?

[WHMCS John]

If you upload the default editor.php file when you upgrade, yes it will be overwritten. Simply don't upload that file to maintain the change.

[oanahost]

This works in version 5 like a charm.

[rabia123]

Thanks for download. .Its work perfectly. .

[hostleet]

Thanks!

 

Works great.

[SnipHosting]

This will come in very handy, thank you so much for sharing this

[ADz83]

3 years later and this still hasnt been integrated into WHMCS?

[disgruntled]

3 years later and this still hasnt been integrated into WHMCS?

 

I dont think it was ever requested specifically as a feature, but yes, it should have been integrated long before now. having said that, i am sure i read somewhere that tinymce is end of line.

 

Dont quote me on that it could have been something else, but i am fairly certain..

 

 

Edit:

 

I just looked on the website and found they have a release on the 21st june so i suppose not.

Edited June 27, 2012 by disgruntled

[bizworldusa]

thanks for sharing this useful information ! i am using this, going to try it out right now!

 

Thank you

Bizworldusa

[sol2010]

I am using 5.2 and the file paths referred to in the OP don't seem to be relevant any more.

 

Can someone repost how to do this in 5.2 ?

 

Specifically want this for knowledgebase articles - which are embarrassing with typos!

[Richardsbayhost]

Please help me i can not get this installed i do not get the correct place on where to upload folder as it does not show what you say it should.